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Hey there Future Momma! 

Congratulations on beginning the exciting journey into parenthood! It's a thrilling time filled with questions and, of course, a touch of nerves. It’s also an opportunity to start taking care of yourself and your future baby. You might also be here because you have some concerns. Worried you might be a little older than you hoped you’d be when you’d be starting a family. Perhaps you've heard stories about friends facing challenges on their road to pregnancy. You might even be aware that 1 in 6 women faces struggles in their first year of trying to conceive.

As someone who's been through my own infertility journey, I'm here to lend a helping hand to as many hopeful moms as I can, all striving for that dream of a happy and healthy baby.

So, let's start at the very beginning—or, technically, before the beginning we usually associate with pregnancy: The Pretrimester. You know about the three trimesters of pregnancy and you might even know about the fourth trime...

If you're considering starting a family soon, congratulations! This is such an exciting time, but it also be overwhelming, especially when it comes to understanding what you should be doing when trying to conceive to prepare your body for pregnancy. The way you take care of yourself and the choices that you make directly affect your egg quality. One important step you can take is focusing on your preconception care, which includes the period known as the pretrimester.

The pretrimester is the time before you start trying to conceive, when you can make changes to your lifestyle and health habits that can help ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby. It's an opportunity to get your body in the best shape possible for pregnancy, by optimizing your physical, nutritional, and emotional health.

Why is the pretrimester important?

Research shows that the health of a baby is largely determined by the health of the mother before and during pregnancy. By taking care of yourself in the preconception...